The Hermitage in the New Garden

The hermitage on Potsdam's Jungfernsee, also known as the Hermitage, was laid out in 1796 by Friedrich Wilhelm II near the Cicilienhof in the New Garden on the Jungfernsee in Potsdam.

It is definitely worth risking a visit - especially since the adjoining park / garden is beautiful and always offers a view of the water. This is where the Berlin Wall Trail runs, providing a wealth of information and impressions from the Cold War era.

At the Quapphorn, this enigmatic building was rebuilt in 2007 (originally built in 1796). The Hermitage/Hermitage is a pavilion with no side windows, instead with a skylight in a thatched roof. Thatched roof and oak bark facade cladding give the whole a very unusual character.